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District of North Vancouver, You can also

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9 he trucks are ready to toll, Starting june 2nd, Districc residents are asked to put oul a maxim of three bags, (hice porereme

cans, or one mnt Attn ee ean of puerbxige for collection rf at

each week, ,, ; A flyer with more “infore ~“matlon has been sent out {P to all district households, [5 * M-you did not recelve this fy flyer or would like more, _tnformation ‘please call .990- “3830.

“Talk About Trees

owieil is looking at ways to linprove protection anid preservation of neighborhood trees, tc help , Secure the green heritage of our community, Some of the options we're looking at-are reducing the: ininimuin size of protected trees, as well as providing uo __sdditional Protection to specific species of trees,

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= » Currently the District requires a permit for work on {res on private property when they are larger than

~75 cm (29.4”) in diameter. The diagram below "shows generally how tree diameter translates into “tree height, and how this compares to the height of an average house.

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We're looking for your feedback as to whether the present standard is adequate, too stringent, or not stringent enough to reflect the value your neighborhood places on trees,

You can participate by clipping out this section and _ submitting your comments by fax at 987-9626, by mail to “Talk About Trees PO Box 86218, North Vancouver, BC, V7L4K1, or by phone at 990-2416. You can also phone our telephone * “Pulsetiker” survey tine at 990-2418 (survey #8733) and use your touch tone phone to answer the questions when prompted.

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Keep those planning fats on, The Opan Houses for the District: Oficial Community Plan (OCP) ara in full swing, and the Lynn Vallay Orafe Plan is ready for your review,

District Official Community Plan

Touring the District Qvur the past manth, Open Houses displaying the new revised OCP draft Plan, have boon hald In Norgate, Lynn Valley, North Lonsdale, and Upper Capilano, During those Open Houses, many residents viewad the display and commented on i} what was dono right, and

what needs more work. This " Is the type of Input we need /

¥ to make sure that the Plan Ne ‘reprasants the majority of “rasidants' views for tho vision of the community,

it's not too late Thera are still three apén houses In June where you

_ can see how how the Plan is shaping up, and tell us

what you think.

The next step ©

The draft District Official Community Pizii «will be revised based on the public input received during these Open Houses, and from the comments that are sent in. The Revised Plan will then be pre- sented to Council for discussion, and scheduling of a Public Hearing, For more information or coples of the draft Plan, please call the District Official Community Plan Hotline at 990-2407, drop by the Planning

‘Department at District Hall, or check out District -

InfoWeb at www.district.north-van.be.ca.

Lynn Valley Plan

More than two years In the making, and guided by a Community Planning Team largely made up of your Lynn Valley friends and nelghbours, the draft Plan is now ready for your review. Your comments and con- cerns about what che future might look like in Lynn Valley have strongly influenced how the Plan has been drafted,

This is your opportunity to go over the draft Plan and let us know what you think, so we can ensure the plan reflects the views of the community, before it is pre-

sented to Council. ' Where to see

theiDraft Plan? Drop mto Lynn Valley Mall Saturday June 7 to * Sunday June 22 and check out the display

For more information, § watch for the flyer

being delivered to all Lynn Valley homes in

the first week of june.

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Propert taxstatemente are ‘int e mail ,

sjvien of property taxes is due July 3, For

convenience, post-dated cheques are accepted.

Save yourself a late payment penalty and avoid line-ups by putting your cheque dated July 3 in the mail early or drop it into the mail stot at the main entrance of the District Hall at 355 West Queens Road,

Don't forget to complete in full and sign the Home Owner Grant (HOG) claim on the reverse of your tax form if you are elegible,

Tax and Property Information is at your fingertips, fom 7 a.m. to V1 pam., seven days a week by calling 990-2280, With a touch-tone phone and yi your roll” number, you cin call to access a variety of informa- tion on your property, from taxes to utility charges to the tax pre-payment plan, {f you have mailed in your tax payment, you can call this line to check that your cheque has been received. And, during office hours, staff are ready to help -+ just press “0” at anytime for assistance,

Community Corner

lucridge Community Association will be B halding its Annual General Meeting on

Tuesday, June 10, 7:00 p.m, at Blueridge Elementary School, Topics will include new Board of Directors for 1997-98, Villages of Northlands, and rezoning ef the southern portion of Mountain Forest.